Alfred the Great - Alfred Veliký

noun - an Anglo-Saxon king who ruled between 871 and 899.

under the weather - cítící se pod psa, cítící se mizerně

phrase - terrible, miserable

 

on the spot - přímo na místě

phrase - right there

over the hill - za zenitem (už moc starý)

phrase - too old and no longer useful

 

see the light - rozsvítit se (začát chápat), pochopit něco

phrase - to begin to understand something

 

bridge the gap - překonat rozdíly, smazat rozdíly

phrase - to overcome the differences between two people/things

 

call the shots - moci rozhodovat, rozhodovat

phrase - to be responsible for making all the decisions

 

deliver the goods - udělat co člověk slíbil

phrase - to do what you have promised to do

 

test the waters - sondovat terén, testovat situaci

phrase - to find out more about something (a situation etc.)before you do something or continue doing something

 

test the water - sondovat terén, testovat situaci

phrase - to find out more about something (a situation etc.)before you do something or continue doing something

 

take the cake - nasadit tomu korunu

phrase, American English - to be even worse than everything that has happened so far

 

take the biscuit - nasadit tomu korunu

phrase, British English - to be even worse than everything that has happened so far

the United States - Spojené státy

noun - a federation of 50 states, the capital is Washington DC

 

the other day - nedávno, tuhle

adverb, informal - recently, a few days ago

 

on the rocks - v troskách, před rozpadem

adverb - in a very bad condition, likely to fail soon (e.g. of a relationship)